Buffalo Chicken Pizza
This Buffalo Chicken Pizza is easy to make with blue cheese or ranch and delicious toppings like tangy buffalo chicken, banana peppers, red onions, and more.
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 278kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups shredded chicken
- 1/3 cup buffalo sauce plus more to drizzle on top
- ¼ cup blue cheese dressing divided. Can sub Ranch.
- 1 lb. pizza dough at room temp
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup red onions thinly sliced
- ¼ cup banana pepper rings patted dry
Garlic Butter Parmesan Crust
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 2 teaspoon Parmesan cheese grated
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
To Garnish
- Chives/Green Onions
- Red Pepper Flakes
- Parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450° F. Note: If you have a pizza stone, put it in the oven while the oven reheats for more even cooking and a browner, crisper crust.
- Combine the shredded chicken, buffalo sauce, and 1 tablespoon of blue cheese. Let the chicken marinate while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
- Spread the dough onto a lightly greased, 12-inch pizza pan (or stone). Poke holes in it with a fork to prevent the crust from bubbling up in the oven.
- Top with pizza sauce, then with most of the mozzarella. Add the chicken, onions, and banana peppers, then the remaining mozzarella.
- Drizzle with 3 tablespoons of blue cheese, along with 1-2 tablespoons of buffalo sauce.
- Bake for 13 minutes and remove from the oven.
- Combine the melted butter, Parmesan cheese, and garlic powder. Brush it over the crust of the pizza and return it to the oven.
- Bake for 2-3 more minutes, or until the crust begins to brown.
- Garnish with green onions, red pepper flakes, and parsley. Slice and serve!
Notes
Pro Tips
The nutritional information provided is an estimate and is per slice. There are 8 slices in this recipe.
- Blue Cheese: I highly recommend Marie's Chunky Blue Cheese dressing for this recipe. It's in the refrigerated area of the produce section. Ranch can be used instead of blue cheese if preferred.
- Buffalo Sauce: I use Franks Buffalo Sauce for this recipe.
- Mozzarella: Low Moisture Whole Milk mozzarella shredded from a block is definitely best for this recipe, it melts very well. (Don't use fresh mozzarella as it's too wet.) I like using Dragone or Galbani.
- Pizza Dough: You can use store-bought refrigerated pizza dough for this recipe for an easy shortcut, or you can make dough from scratch as shown on my homemade pizza recipe!
- See blog post for storage and reheating information!
The nutritional information provided is an estimate and is per slice. There are 8 slices in this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 1050mg | Potassium: 133mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 274IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 131mg | Iron: 2mg